Last year at E3, Todd Howard stole the week by announcing Fallout 4. The game was not only announced, but the launch date was given and it was only months away. How did Bethesda follow up such a shocker last year with last night’s press conference? Quite well actually. Many of the announcements were already rumored and so surprises were minimum, but the east coast company continues to produce a solid group of games for fans and players of their brands.
General: The Razer Hex V2 Review
The Razer Naga has been on of PC gaming’s mainstays in mice for MMOs for some time now. But some folks prefer its cousin, the Hex, which is custom made for MOBA gaming with its 6 side buttons in a circle. Well, the Hex V2 is here, and it sports an upgraded look, feel, performance and an extra side button to make the Hex for more than just MOBAs now.
General: Robert Khoo Leaving Penny Arcade in July
Polygon is reporting that Robert Khoo will be leaving Penny Arcade after fifteen years with the company. His last day will be on July 15, 2016. The original founders of Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, will be taking over the creative direction of the company.
General: TwelveSky 2 Reborn as a ‘Classic’
RedFox Games has announced that it has secured the rights to publish TwelveSky 2 in North America. The game will be reborn as a ‘classic’ server. The announcement was made via the new official site for TwelveSky 2 in April with open beta already underway.
General: EA Press Event Live Stream – Keep Your Eyes Peeled
During today’s EA Play 2016, it is likely that we’ll be hearing much more about Bioware’s Mass Effect: Andromeda, Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2. We’ll be live blogging the most interesting news from the event right here so keep your eyes on the site!
General: Bethesda Confirms Skyrim HD
Bethesda has announced that an updated Skyrim will be coming at their press conference at E3 tonight.
General: Samsung V-NAND SSD 950 Pro Review
SSDs are no longer the future of storage when it comes to consumer computing. They’re the present. The problem is that SATA drives have their limitations in speed, and to solve that problem, Samsung has recently released the V-NAND 950 Pro SSD… a solid state drive that uses the PCE Express 3.0 x4 connection with the NVMe protocol. In short? Its speeds are about five times what was possible with the 850 Pro.
General: Call of Cthulhu – Insanity is the Only Path to Truth Trailer
As companies begin to gear up for this year’s E3, new trailers will be coming along fast and furious. Focus Home Interactive has a new trailer for Call of Cthulhu entitled “Insanity is the Only Path to Truth”.
General: The RPG Fan’s Guide to E3 2016
The week before E3 is like the calm before the storm. As we prepare for our very own video game super bowl, we’re here with a handy guide of just what to expect from this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo.
General: MXM: First Public Alpha Slated for June 24th
Nexon is ready to show off MXM with the first public alpha scheduled for June 24th to June 27th. Lots of sites will be featuring key giveaways and those who signed up for the MXM newsletter will also have a chance to earn an invite. Keys will be sent out beginning June 21st with the client able to be downloaded on the same day. The team promises future tests but that will require a new key to participate.